Combination chair, headrest, and hair drier



Jan- 8, 19 6- A. M. LANGSETH ET AL ,3

COMBINATION CHAIR, HEAD RES T, AND HAIR DRIER Filed Aug. 22, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet l 191/0057 17. Lmvess TH &

EVELYN R. SCH/L5 Inventors Patented Jan. 8, 1946 u N l-TED STATES PATENT OFFICE CQMBINATION CHAIR. HEADREST, ANDi HAIR DRIER August M. "Langseth andiEvelynR". Schilb,

Staples, Minn;

Amplieation August 22, 1944-, Serial-Ne. 550,586

Claims.

As will. be seen from the, illustrative drawings and the accompanying description :thereof, the principal novelty ispredicated upon "a .sectional:

dome-like hair drier, a head and. neck; rest.

mounted within the, confines thereof; and ways and means of-adjustably supporting these respectivezparts on the back rest of the chair, theparticular construction and arrangement :beingsuch that the hairdrierand-head rest'may be used in combination, or the hair drier moved :up to an.

out-of-the-tway position so that thethead and neck rest maybe used somewhat independently, wherebyto permit the latter provision to serve foriacial and other treatments by itself, or to be combined with a hair-drier dome as a-praca ticable andconvenient hair drier. More specifically, novelty is predicated upon the speciallyeonstructed box-like'casing OIIhOUS- ing which ie-built .on' the-rear side of the back In the drawings, Wherein, like numerals arev employed to designate like parts throughout-the same:

Figure: 1 represents a side elevational view of the combination structure.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary: sectional.

view taken substantially "on the.line2--2"-.of Figs ure 1.

Figure 3.-is axrear elevational viewzof the for- Ward;-guide means, ,this, on the line 3. of Figural.

Figure 4 is axfrontelevational view of the rearwardcguide means this on :the 1ine:4-4 of Figure,:1..

Figure-.5 is .a fragmentary rrear elevational view' showing ttne hea'd rest '(in dotted; lines) iandzdrier with the'sp'eclal.guideilegs therefor.

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Figure 6 is a fragmentary front elevational view of the structure .shown in Figure 5 the head rest appearing in .full lines.

Figure 7 is an enlarged detailed sectional View Off one of the guide buttons, thisview-being taken on the line 1--l of Figure 3. I

Figure :8 is a fragmentary sectional view-taken on theline 8--B"-of Figure 3.

Figure -9 is -asectional view takensubstantially on the line 9-?!) of Figure .3.

Figure '10 is alongitudinal sectional .view' taken substantiallyontheline-tm-l-uof Figure 5.

Figure '11 i-sa fragmentary sectional viewshowing the toothed block, this section. being taken on the line H-ll of. Figure 4.

Figure 1-2 is a fragmentary longitudinal se c tional view showing the relationship of the-guides with the legs of the-drier and. head rest.

Attentionis-firstfdirectedto Figure l in which.

itwill be .observed that the chair comprises a suitable cushioned seat l4, supporting legs l5 and a cushioned back rest l6, hingedly or otherwise supported, asset .l 1,, on the leg-suppor=ted seat structure. In connection with this, it is to be pointed out that we have shown a simple hinge and wing nut connection. However, there are many .more modern types .of .hingedly mounted back rests on chairs in the category under ad-. visement, for which reason it is understood that th nn cti I! is merely representative of anyadjustable mount and connection. Mounted on the rear of the IbaCk rest of the chair is a casing or housing l8, .this beinga general rectangularbox-like formation, of appropriatematerials and dimensions. This is primarily characterized by an inner rectangular plate l9 and aspaced parallel companion plate 20. The domelike, suitably shaped and proportioned hair drier is denoted, as a unit, by the numeral 21 and is characterizedby a main body section 22 and an auxiliary complemental section 23, The latter is of such shape as to conform to and fit 'with nicety in the notched part 24 of .themain body section 22. The main section'22 is mounted on andraised and lowered by a pair of companion paralleland spaced legs 25 and 26. The horseshoe-shaped section 2-3 is rigidly attached'to'and' carried by the intervening third leg 21. As shown in Fi e '6, the upper front surface portions of the legs 25 and 26 are provided withelongated depressions .28 which serve as guides, the intervening or third leg 21 having a similar depressionor. channel 29 also functioning-asa guidezto Ice-hereinafter described.

seen that similar guide grooves or depressions 30 2,892,485 V V ciently to clarify the construction of the invenare formed in the rear faces of the legs 25 and v 26 and a corresponding guide 3| is provided in the leg 2T'on the same side,fand these faces of the parts 25, 26 and 21 are provided with rack I teeth 32-32 and-33, respectively.

, Referring now to the interior of the box-like casing 20, we direct attention to Figures 3 and 4.

the front plate I9 is provided with a series of three spring-pressed plunger units 28a28a and 29a. These units are of the construction seen in Figure 7, each comprising a casing or cylinder 34, a. button 35 and an expansion coiled spring 36.

The spring-pressed buttons are projected into the respective guide and retention grooves28 and 29, as is evident from Figures 6 and 12 consideredin First, in reference to Figure 3, it will be seen that conjunction with each other. A similar set of; three spring-pressed plunger guides and retainers are indicated 'at'the lower portion of the rear opposed plate 28, as seen in Figure 4, these being above the spring-pressed plungers and in alignment with the respective rack-equipped legs. We

, 7 next call attention to a, suitable bracket 38 with an idling anti-friction roller 391mounted thereon,

this arrangement being carried by the plate 19. It occupies the position shown in Figure 12 and serves as a fulcrum ifor the legs 25, 26 and 21, v respectively, By properly manipulating the legs 7 against the spring-pressed plungers and against the fulcruming roller, it is-possible to shiftthe same up and down in respect to the casing l8 and to therefore'adjust the parts 22. and 23 of V l 7 the hair drier and neck rest assembly.

The aforementioned head and neck rest, of general U-shaped form, is differentiated by menumeral All, this having headed buttons 4| at its 7 shaft 44 and said shaft being provided with knobs or grips 45 as a' simplified adjustment arrangement. I

In practice the sections 22 and 23 may be 'used in mating relationship, as shown in full lines in Figure 1. Or the part 22 can be adjusted up to an elevated position, as shown in dotted lines,

completely clear of thehead'rest 49 and associated sections 3!. (Jorlsequently the head rest and dome can be used in conjunction with each other, for the dome can be lifted up and the head restused by itself. I

A careful consideration of the foregoing .description in conjunction with the invention. as illustrated in the drawings will enable the reader to obtain a clear understanding and impression of the alleged features'of merit and novelty sufli '43, the latter mounted on a suitably mounted predetermined relationship,

tion as hereinafter claimed. 7

Minor changes in shape, size, materials and rearrangement of parts may be resorted to in actual practice so long as no departure is made from the invention as claimed.

We claim: a

1. In a combined'chair and drier domeand built-in head rest, in combination, a chairincluding a seat and a complemental back rest, a

casing mounted on the rear side of said back rest,

spring-pressed guide and retention devices mounted on the interior of said casing in fixed a head-receiving hair-drying dome in the form of a hood and provided on its rear marginal side with a pair of rigid spaced and parallel legs, said legs depending and being slidably mounted in said casing and operable in connection with and between said;

spring-pressed guide and retention devices, and

a head and neck rest unit forming a part of the drying hood and also including a depending rigidly attached leg, said leg being positioned and slidable between thefirst-named legs and also between said spring-pressedguide and retention devices, whereby to permit the hood'and head rest to be :bodily adjusted in relatively fixed'relation, or the hood raised in relation to the head and neckirest. i

2. In a combination chair, head-rest and hair drier, a chair comprising aleg-supporting seat, a back-rest attached to said seat, a hair drier dome,

said dome embodying a main body section, said I body sectionbeing formed in its lower rear edge portion with a notch of predetermined shape, the

notched portion being provided with rigid depending legs, means for attaching and adjustably mounting said legs on said back-rest, said dome also including an auxiliary complemental section, the latter conforming to and fitting in the notched portion ofthe body section, an'additional leg, this rigidly mounted on said auxiliary section and fitting slidably between said first-named legs and ahead and neck rest mounted atop said additional leg and located in a position Within and forming a part of said confines of the sectional hair'drier V dome. i

3. In a combination chair, head-rest and hair drier'of the class described, a chair comprising back-rest, a hair drier domeprovided On its rear portion with a pair of permanently attached spaced, parallel, rigid depending legs, a head-rest normally located in and forming a complemental part of said dome and provided with an independent rigidly mounted depending leg shiftably arranged between the first-named legs, all three of said legs being fitted and nested together and projecting down and into said-casing and being shiftably slidable therein, all of said legs being provided with guide grooves, the first-named legs being slidable vertically with respect to the second -named. leg and spring-pressed guide and retention devices mounted in said casing and fitting into said grooves.

4. In a structure of the class described, a chair including a back-rest, a hollow casing built on to the rear side thereof, aplurality of spring-pressed plunger units forming guide and retention members, these mounted on the interior of the casing on one side thereof, a second plurality of spring-- V pressed plunger unitsmounted in the casing on drier dome provided with a pair of rigidly mounted depending parallel legs, said legs having guide grooves on opposite faces, the respective plungers of said plunger units being seated in and coacting with said grooves, said legs being also provided with rack teeth, and a rack plate rigidly mounted in said casing, said rack teeth coacting therewith.

5. In a structure of the class described, a chair including a back-rest, said back-rest having a hollow casing built on the rear side thereof, a m

plurality of spring-pressed plunger units forming guide and retention members, these mounted on the interior of the casing on one side thereof,

a second plurality of spring-pressed plunger units and a fixedly mounted fulcruming roller mounted in said casing, said legs having slidable and rockable coaction with said roller.

AUGUST M. LANGSETH. EVELYN R. SCHILB. 

